The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-09-22


He Crows Enthusiastic in Behalf of
the Gold Leaf-Vacation Rambles.
&c, &c.
NEW BRUssv1CK, Nd
September 9th, 1887.
DEAR GOLD LEAF Your more than
welcome weekly visits have added i'm
mensely to the comfort of my life since
left the State / love and whose interests
shall ever be dear TO me. 1t Is no fiattcry
but an actual fac. stated when / say that
the GOLD LEAF is one Of the freshest, live
lest and most progressive weekly news
to success in this department Of life, and
while the people of Henderson and Vance
county have Shown an appreciation of his
efforts, do not believe they have ever vet
fully realized how much the prosperity of
that section Of the State Is due to the GOLD
LEAFS innnence and wide-awake Editor.
sincerely hope he IS growing rich though
suspect from some things have seen In
his paper that this Is not so, but that he
like so many OF his over-worked brethrcn
OF the press Is yet waiting for that coming
day that Is to usher In the gold with the
golden dawn Of the joyous morning. Now
1 have proposition to make, II Is this
If some one of the business men and prop
erty owners of the town and county will
put the ball In motion l think We might
easily roll.up money enough TO present the
Editor with purse OF q thousand dollars
in recognition Of his valuable services to
the county and State, but especially to the
what do you say to thisproposition? What
leading citizen will push it? Mr. d. Y.
Cooper. Col. Burgwyn or Mr. Sam Wat
kins could raise this Thousand dollars I'm
less than week for the GOLD LEAF. Will
they accept the suggestion and let the town
ana county make this present? Why not
do 1t? Certainly know no more Judicious
expenditure the live business men of pro-
gresslye Henderson could make of such a
purse-to enable their home paper TO more
thoroughly equip itself for better work and
consequently more extensive range Of
usefulness and influence in the future, to
say nothing about rewarding it for past
services. / will gladly Join n number of
the citizens of the town whose interests |
hold SO dear and whose people esteem so
highly in doing This handsome act. The
schools, the churches, the stores, the bank.
the warehouses, factories, Christian Asso-
clation, i-yceum and every other interest
private citizens and preachers are greatly
indebted TO the GOLD LEAF, which has
struggled desperately and at all times
against wind and tide to carry the town
and people forward.
Have you got the railroad from Hender-
SoIi W AuA 10 ttt6 CtTCdtnIv Oh III
hope so. would gladly have voted for
1t even II you did allow them to bring
whiskey hack to do its deadly work among
your children, neighbors and friends.
We had plenty of bar-ro0ms, horse races
and public balls and out door concerts at
this year, and yet while there
week or two ago did not see a single
man or woman anywhere in Che
city though j.! was on the streets good
deal day and night. The people were
mostly too high-toned to get drunk and 90
out in public. Surely drunkenness Is some
thing to be ashamed of forever and ever.
But wealthy and stylish women clothed In
costly dress and Ornamented with dia-
monds were constantly to be seen with
their shaggy dogs. It Is a fact that as wo-
men become wealthy, fashionable and fond
of society they prefer shaggy dogs to babies.
Well, dogs do not keep them at home and
babies often DO. Does this argue that as
our nation grows rich we are TO be mostly
dogs? They say this is a serious matter
but did not SO intend this reference to the
manner and customs OF Saratoga where the
wealth, fashion and culture of the nation
are supposed to "be gathered together
every summer. But It Is worth q trip TO
Saratoga to see those immense hotels, and
Judge Htlton's Park, to drink few glasses
of uathorn, or Congress, Columbia or some
one OF the other dozen or SO of medicinal
waters and feast at the beautifully spread
tables three times day and then ride
down the far famed beautiful Hudson
In sight of the home of Tilden, Washington
Irving and other distinguished Americans
gave them birth.
From Saratoga went to see the Fall
OF Babylon" on Staten Island and was out
,pearly ali night-but my wife was not at
home and enjoyed not only the descrip-
tim, ~ of hull III Il
hand writing on the wall, the besie2iDg
and burning of the city while a thousand
or more gayly dressed men and women
were engaged in midnight revelry, hut /
enjoyed equally as much the moonlight on
the RaFitan river from New York to New
Brunswick, getting home about 8 o'clock
in the morning. Then we went for week
TO Ocean Grove and Asberry Park on the
New Jersey coast and breathed the salt
air, bathed In the ocean, fished in the lakes
and lived on delicious fresh fish, oysters,
crabs, &c, &c. Ocean Grove is control led
by the Methodist denomination and they
enforce prohibition so that though ut Ocean
Grove and Asberry Park there were on an
average OF 10000 people present daily No
liquor, beer. wine or nything Of the Kind
could be had for love or money inside the
gates. The consequence was there was no
fighting and no drunkenness at the Grove.
They will not allow even tobacco or cigars
W uo ooIu. Auu On CuHudy HO WdROuS,
carriages, street cars or railroad trains can
be moved. Not even a shoe blacker can be
found by the most needy or dusty traveller.
This Is the place for quiet Sabbath rest,
unless yOu attend the big camp meeting
held yearly for which the place Is chiefly
noted. There you have noise plenty and
excitement beyond measure. It is aston
ishing to ind this feature In worship up
here but Methodists will be MethodIsts
North or South. and you may count ON
them for lively time. Here. we have q
great deal OF the modern fahaticism Of
complete qualification, holiness, I"
women do most OF the speech making and
conduct good many Of the meetings
though the most distinguished men Of the
denomination take q part But say what
we will about our Methodist friends they
are Jealous In winning souls to Christ and
extending practical charities among the
needy, and we love them for their work $
sake. Asberry Park Is not 50 completely
under their control and there you can get
cigars but no whiskey, beer or wine;
From these places / went to Elberon,
Hollywood and Long Branch. These three
places are all connected like Salem and
Winston In North Carolina, and are built
up by the wealthy men OF the large cities
who spend their summers here on the sea-
shore overlooking the sea and enjoying its
breeze and fish and surf bathing. looked
with special interest at the house I'm which
President Garfield breathed his last and
at the summer home Of Gen. Grant. All
these residences are beautiful and costly.
Its location, yards, lawns and fine houses,
all OF which differ In style Of architecture.
] have had q pleasant vacation and now
return to the work Of the second wear OF